Back To School

August 15, 2008

YOU NEED TO KNOW

Bus schedules

To obtain your child's bus schedule, you may:

* Call your child's school

FOR THE RECORD - Published correction ran Saturday, August 16, 2008.In Friday's Hampton Town Square, the dates listed under Orientation/Back to School were for the elementary schools' back-to-school nights only (for returning students). Every city elementary school will hold orientation for new students Aug. 28. The individual times for each school were correct.

* Call the 311 Help Center

Registration

To find your zoned school, visit the district's Web site or call 727-2000. Any child turning 5 by Sept. 30 can register for kindergarten.

* Immunizations required: Students must receive all required shots for 4-year-olds by the first day of school to enter kindergarten. Call the school for more information.

* School physicals: A physical dated within 12 months of school entry for preschool and prekindergarten is required. New students to Virginia schools in grades K-5 must also present a physical examination done within the last 12 months. A new physical is required for kindergarten entry. For students in sixth to 12th grades, no physical is required.

* A physical is mandatory for students entering preschool through fifth grade within 12 months prior to the date that the child first enters school. The exam must contain all state-required components, including anemia screening, lead screening and urinalysis.

* A physical is required upon entrance to preschool, but prior to kindergarten, another physical will be required if the preschool physical is older than 12 months at kindergarten entry. Lab results for urinalysis and blood test results for anemia are recommended but not required for preschool entry; however, they are required for kindergarten entry.

* Those entering middle and high schools do not require a physical but must be adequately immunized.

If you have questions or concerns, call Health Services at 727-2363. Please contact the nurse of the school your child will attend if your student has any health concerns. Each Hampton school has a registered nurse in the building.